Trial to Evaluate UltraSound in the Treatment of Tibial Fractures

NCT ID: NCT00667849

Last Updated: 2015-12-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

501 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of low-intensity, pulsed ultrasound on tibial fractures treated with intramedullary nailing.

Detailed Description

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A randomized, placebo controlled, clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of low-intensity, pulsed ultrasound, applied to tibial fractures treated with intramedullary nailing.

Conditions

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Tibial Fractures

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Exogen 4000+

Single arm, Exogen 4000+

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exogen 4000+

Intervention Type DEVICE

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS)

Sham

Single arm, sham (identical device with the exception of administration of ultrasound).

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham

Intervention Type DEVICE

sham device identical to active device with the exception of administration of ultrasound

Interventions

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Exogen 4000+

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Sham

sham device identical to active device with the exception of administration of ultrasound

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Exogen Bone Healing System - 4000+ series Single arm, sham of the Exogen 4000+

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males and females age 18 years or older
* Have an open or closed tibial fracture amenable to intramedullary nail fixation

Exclusion Criteria

* Tibial fracture associated with a vascular injury requiring repair
* Pilon fractures
* Tibial fractures that extend into the joint and require reduction
* Pathologic fractures • Bilateral tibial fractures
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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McMaster University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Clinical Advances Through Research and Information Translation

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bioventus LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mohit Bhandari, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McMaster University

Locations

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San Francisco General/Dept of Orthopedic Surgery

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Florida Orthopedic Institute

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

OrthoIndy

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Eastern Maine Medical Center

Bangor, Maine, United States

Site Status

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Insall Scott Kelly Institute

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Rothman Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Temple University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Greenville Hospital System

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Orthopedic Specialtiy Associates

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

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Foothills Medical Centre

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Site Status

Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

QE II Health Sciences Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada

References

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Findakli F, Busse JW, Schemitsch EH, Lonn E, Farrokhyar F, Bhandari M; and the TRUST Investigators. Smoking, Obesity, and Disability Benefits or Litigation Are Not Associated with Clinically Important Reductions in Physical Functioning After Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 Apr 1;479(4):805-813. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001573.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33196584 (View on PubMed)

TRUST Investigators writing group; Busse JW, Bhandari M, Einhorn TA, Schemitsch E, Heckman JD, Tornetta P 3rd, Leung KS, Heels-Ansdell D, Makosso-Kallyth S, Della Rocca GJ, Jones CB, Guyatt GH. Re-evaluation of low intensity pulsed ultrasound in treatment of tibial fractures (TRUST): randomized clinical trial. BMJ. 2016 Oct 25;355:i5351. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i5351.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27797787 (View on PubMed)

Busse JW, Bhandari M, Einhorn TA, Heckman JD, Leung KS, Schemitsch E, Tornetta P 3rd, Walter SD, Guyatt GH. Trial to re-evaluate ultrasound in the treatment of tibial fractures (TRUST): a multicenter randomized pilot study. Trials. 2014 Jun 4;15:206. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-206.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24898987 (View on PubMed)

Dijkman BG, Busse JW, Walter SD, Bhandari M; TRUST Investigators. The impact of clinical data on the evaluation of tibial fracture healing. Trials. 2011 Nov 3;12:237. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-237.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22050862 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EX-TIB-0907

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id